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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-22

panion. His eyes were rather pleas
ant until he got mad and then they
shot fire.
II seen Billy kill two men, an he
did the job up clean. They never
kicked, an they had their lights put
out In grand shape. This was COW
boys. an they swore they'd kill the
Kid cause they heard 90 much about
him. That time at least the Kid was
not 10 blame. He hadn't killed no
relatives o. ther'n. 1t wasn't very fur
I'm Socorro. which wasn't much
more'n avillage then, an we were In
camp when the Kid an another feller
come up. Now we wasn't overglad to
see Billy, cause he had q hard name;
they said he'd kill man II he didn't
happen to be stuck on the color Of his
hair an sich like. But we wasn't
goin' to let on. That little devil was
90 sweet on rs that you'd . thought
butter would been safe in his mouth,
an that made us more uneasy than
ever, though there was ten Of us an
only two o. 'em, the feller with him.
Well, % 1 was sayin', we was eatin'
dinner, or supper, fer 1t was after sun
down, when two fellers rode up. The
Kid had seen 'em. but he never let on
an kept on eatin' as natural as II there
wasn't nobody in hundred miles that
was goin' to hurt him.
when the strangers got near
enough to see the faces o. the fellers
eatin' one of 'em said: There he is.
an without more sayin' they let Loose.
1 never saw anybody skin around 30
lively as the Kid did; he skipped six
or eight feet, an thought sure he
was hit because I've seen fellers do
the same way when they had bullet
straight through the heart; but Billy
wasn't teched. The fellers on horse
back let loose twice, and then Billy up
with bis gun-he had one Of the purt-
lest Winchesters you ever laid eyes
on-an' fired twice. 1t was a bullet
for each man, AN he brought 'em both.
each one through the heart. Billy's
parduer didn't seem 'ticularly nerv.
Gus; he sat eatiu' his supper all the
time. an seemed to think that the Kid
could take care Of himself. When
Billy had killed the fellers re sat down
again an finished his supper, an then
rode away. AS he an his pal wa
goin' Billy says to US: I'm in hurry
or I'd help you bury those ducks IN
| Omaha World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-22
The Future Destiny.

Track laying on the Cheyenne 4
Northern has been resumed at the
seventy-sixth mile from Cheyenne.
The road has already been graded nifty
miles beyond that point and the bridge
builders have had good start, 90 that
the work Of track laying can be push
cd with the greatest possible expedi-
tion. While this side enterprise Of
the Unioucpacific has been looked ON
thus far asOne Of purely local interest,
there is no doubt but that 1t is destined
10 become something far more and
that IL will be built on to the north
until 1t has reached the limit pre-.
scribed by Its charter. which is the
northern boundary line Of Montana.
IL will then become . part Of . great
system, which win embrace the Colo.
rado Central. and Denver q New On.
leans, forming continuous line from
Fort Keogh to the Gulf Of Mexico,
draihl No the extreme western portion
Of the great natural basin to which
the track Of trafiic 10 rapidly changing
from its old east and west course, and
which includes the grsasest Sood pro
ducing states Of the American conu-
nent. We believe that this b ~
future destiny Of the Cbcysnns .
Northern, - looked forward - By -
projectors. The grsss trnnk Iinn 10
ming sast and vsst vil - - 1Isanes
day become mere ipsds1s = tbs ros1s
that srs lsaethsning sst thslr tneIn
70 follow the MlDsafi valley and enrfy
the grsin and otbss pscducts Of shsss
staiss and tsrsisoriss 70 . gulf port In.
sssad Of dragging them across thssase-
srn ehssm ofmountsjnslto the Atlnscls
sssboard. The fGtuss viii verify ~
|pssdlction. .--IAs>mls BoomsAnG.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-22
Surveying Indian Lands.

Surveyor General Greene has just
received notification to Immediately
make Q contract for the survey Of souse
lands on the Crow Indian reservation.
Last winter there was appropriated for
tho survey of lands to be allotted TO
Indians In severalty the sum of $780,.
600. OF this amount 5000 has been
apportioned for the survey OF lands on
Pryor creek In the Crow reservation.
The Pryor creek valley has been SET
tied By Plenty Coues Of the Grow tribe
aud his immediate band. They have
made some progress In agriculture and
are anxious to succeed. II is therefore
decided that their lands shall be sur
veyed. The department directs that
the land TO be surveyed shall be In the
Pryor creek valley, twelve townships
in ranges 25 and % east Of the princi-
pal meridian. beginning at the Vel.
lowstone and working south, six town.
ships in each range. The work is to
be done as we'll and promptly 90 poe
sible and a. promptitude is the
essence of the work. IL is directed that
the contract may be let without adver'
tising to whomsoever the surveyor
general may select, but at q price moi
TO exceed 81. 900.
But upon examination Surveyor
General Greene finos that II IL is Dc
sired to sllot lands In Pryor creek val
ley, a survey Of townships In ranges
rs and % will be Of no value whatever
as they are not In that valley. He has
written letter to the department re-
commanding that, instead Of ranges %
and 26, which are not In Pryor valley,
ranges q and 2s be chosen % the field
Of survey. These ranges are In the
Pryor creek valley now occupied by
the Indians, and there 10 no possible
excuse for not giving them the land
they occupy. There 10 little doubt but
what the department will comply, -
there can be no objection.
Il IL almost certain that the contract
for the survey will be let and carried
out a soon ~ the departmental ques.
tIons are settied.-Indspsndent.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-22
RiG Horn Mineral

While the Sioux were raising
scalps In Wyoming In the seventies,
the great mining excitement broke
out In Colorado, Nevada and Montana.
where II was possible 10 operats un-
molested. The redskins were driven
out Of Wyoming and mining was for
gotten. The less exciting but almost
~ profitable industry Of cattle ranging
followed the receedlng moccasin
prints, which In turn occasionsd the
development Of the Agricultural ~
sources Of the Big Horn country. The
great mountain cent forth sparkling
strssms living water. end TIE rowing
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-22
BILLY, TEE rERRlBLE KID.
An Outlaw Relates how Two Cow Boys
Lights were Put Out.

Lights were PutOut.
"Billy, the Kid, was, an no mistake
. holy terror. He was one OF those
strange things you come across onct
In lifetime, an, while he was -
smooth an pleasant q little feller q
yer could Wish 10 associate with, ne
filled q feller with . sort OF awe-i
think that's the word. He was slim
an light-hAired, an blue-eyed, an MS
face was sort o. pale; bis upper teeth
stuck out . little biz, an that made
him Look more innocent than. ever.
You somehow ain't afeard OF fellow
whose tssth stick ont In 'front.' He
didn't weigh much more than lso
pounds, IN be was . pleasant COM
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06

Apropos Of the theatre, Nine. Bern
hardt was made the victim of a practical
joke on the night Of her last performance
at the Star theatre. She is much addicted
to the practice known among actors as
''guying," and philosophic enough to be
not averse to a Joke upon herself II It il
funny. In the second act Of '~'Theodora"
the empress visits the amphitheatre in
which she was once a star. In the vaults
where the performers and the Wild beasts
are housed she renews old acquaintanoes,
especially with brutes, The audience sees
the lions cage, with the straw sticking
out between the bars. but the lion himself
Is left to the imagination, On this &C.
casion when Bernhardt went up to the
cage to caress the phantom king Of beasts
she almost shrIeked with laughter. Nest
ling comfortably In the straw was a poodle
puppy, which blinked and whimpered at
her ms she a~postrophized 1t in heroic
strain. The affair put her in such good
humor that the performance passed off
without q quarrel with any one-a rarity,
indeed, as performances with Nine. Bern
hardt go.-Alfred Trumble in New York
Timaa
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06

The street boys are n peculiar class.
Dependent entirely upon their own re-
sources, and having no references, they
live by their wits. Some take to selling
newspapers, n there are nearly 5000 In
that branch of business t%wo-thirds of
them being without homes. These boys
also work In the markets or black boots In
the hours when there are no newspaper
to sell, though the latter employment Is
now almost entirely absorbed by the
Italians. The homeless boy is self reliant
and generally honest, but sharp by his
constant rubbing on the stern side Of city
life.
Frequently a homeless boy makes his
mark in the world. One of this class be-
came a newsboy, and, being industrious
and frugal, saved money enough to start
a street stand. His business grew and he
employed other boys on cars and in the
street. Finally he purchased the exclu-
stve right for his boys to enter the Third
avenue cars. They wore a lettered ribbon
In their caps to distinguish them, and at
one time this boy, though only IA years
of age, Ind over fifty boys on his pay roll.
Then he contracted for the right to sell
newspapers on a leading trunk railway
from Jersey City to Buffalo, but his ca
reer was suddenly cut short by his being
killed on n train. It was then found that
he had some $13,0 600 in bank, and he lived
long enough to make a will and appoint
trustees, so that his savings might sup
port and educate q younger sister. This
boy died In his 18th year, and had he
lived he would undoubtedly have been a
very rich man.-New York Star.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06

An American writer who visited soms
Of the most important Of the agricultural
districts Of Japan in company with Gen,
Van Buren,, United States consul general
at Yokohama, has published an interesting
account Of what he saw and heard. OF
labor saving instruments or machines
Japan has very few. Even the plow is
but title used, q broad plated mattock
being the principal tool for stirring the
soil, and there is not q flour mill in the
country, unless the hand grinding ma
chine similar to that depicted on the
tombs Of the ancient Egyptians can be
called by that NAME. Wheat is for the
most part hulled and eaten as rice is, that
which is ground being made into unleays
ened cakes. There is no word in the Jap
anese language for bread, nor any pro-
cess in the national cookery analogous to
yeast fermentation.
In many parts of the country the soil IA
extremely fertile and the cultivation is ex-
cellent. Near Kioto, the old capital, it is
not uncommon to grow seventy bushels of
rice to the acre as the second crop of the
year from the same land which had pro-
duced forty bushels of wheat as q winter
crop. Nor is this all the years produce,
for early vegetables are sown between the
rows of wheat In February, maturing
with the latter in May. After the wheat
harvest the land is prepared for and
planted with rice, which Is harvested in
October. Barley and rye, like wheat, arc
planted in the autumn, Maize is cult
waited to some extent and millet Is pro-
duced abundantly in attitudes where rice
will not flourish. The farmers manure
the land heavily and stir it a great num-
Der Of times between harvesting and sew
ing, also %cultivating between tho rows
after the corn is up,-Chicago Times,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06
Here is a sample of the Sherman ca,

Here is a sample of the Sherman cam
paien editorials being circulated by Mr..
Halstead through the Commercial Ga.
zette. Talk about the war being ended and
then read tlIis:-'The yawping scribblers
ofsolid South who have set out, on adelib-
crate crusade of fraud and frenzy to de-
bauch the national spirit and t., desc
crate the flag of their country, are the
basest, the meanest, the most cowardIy
traitors and bullies who ever lived. 1t
makes no odds whether they are insti.at.
cd by malice, hate and fury, or black
mail, by their own venom or by the hope
of a grab at the money of the people,
they are beastly, brawling traitors.
knaves and N of she dogs. There is
no n of them who would not steal n
quarter from the eyes of u dead niger
go back on his mother, shake his sister
and jump on his father, get drunk on
church wine, rob the sick, cheat the
blind, frolic with a fool and fight a Grip.
ple,"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06
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An ex.Union soldier knew the truth
about the rebellion and dared to print
it in a school book, twenty-five years
after the sword had been turned into the
p%runing-look, and the eoldier-citizen
had returned to peaceful avoca-
tons. With the issuance of his book
came the almost g%rotesquc episode of
the battle flags, showing in glowing col
ors that nnforgiveness is rampant, not
among those who fought and were de-
feated, but among those who for twenty
two years have placed their tattered and
victorious flags upon the outer battle
ments. The book, as soon as issued, wal
pounce1 upon and attacked by n series
of resolutions from a New Jersey post II
G. A.. R., that renders insignificant all
former efforts in this direction. The
language is strong and incorporate; it is
an arbitrary dictation us to what chill.
dren should or should not be permitted
to use as text books. This school book
was written by an educator, one who
saw that the school room was no proper
place for the discussion of political qies-
tions. He wrote the book in the spirit
which actuated Lincoln; he truthfully
gave credit fer heroism where such was
due, and like Grant, he believed that
the war was over and its asperities
should be forgotten. The author avoid.
ed all sectional and partisan statements.
Tho book is one of the most unbiased
ever written and Is SO pronounced by
the principal newspaper critics and emf
nent men. Yet that spirit of unfairness
which has of late been growing to a
marked degree, famed and fed by polit-
ical m~ountebanks, ~actuates men to pledge
themselves upon the introduction of
slid book into our public schools, to
withdraw u children therefrom."
Thee were two sides to the terrible
struggle, and We want to see both sides
Of the story %truthfully and impartial,y
told in history. 1t is wrong that our
children should be taught only
one side, and that they still continue to
designate the x-Confederates as "Rebs"
"A word which cannot be found in
n of Gen. Grants books. 1t is time
that sectional hatred be obliterated; the
war was over twenty-five years z o and
while we hold in respect and peruse
with interest the thrilling feats of cour-
age and heroic devotion which aeluated
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06

Tho "rnml up" is now about com
pleteL III Montana, AMI it appears that
the average loss al cattle during the past
winter was 30 per cent. 1t further ap
beyond that whicl, would have occurred
naturally hal the winter been excessive
" mild instead of being one Of the most
severe of which any record has been
kept. The one declaration of interest is,
then, that as n here country Montana is
unsurpassed, while rs II cattle country.
us the cattle bu ,intss is ut present t"n
Quoted, ii is extrrmelr hazard. Ills.
Though, the great losses Of the la,t sea-
son wrr' except mul, y..t they ar,
likely t." "eur during any winter, and
when They Ito mrnr the profit of several
FrHsons is wiped out.
In summer. or v dnringa mild win
ter ,nerc il M better cattle country on
the continent, but until some different
method il adopted bv the ,anrhncr,
until they see the wisdom IF providing
snme kind of shelter for their cattl, or
TIL" m~lvisnbility of iniiing NJ sufficient
liay To feed their herds in ease Of COLI
;inucd severity Of the weather. tho great
l'sses must from time To time occur.
With horses the .'as,. in lihen'nt. They
will Rustic" and i've whrre cattl. will
Tile. Resides lAiug~ naturally NOR, hardy.
they can o easily get nj the nomrish.
ing bnnch-srass hneaih the snow, anil,
in consequence, horses at the end OF n
l'arl winter arr not in mnrh poorer con
diiinn than where the cold weather br-
ran. Since the demand by the farmers
of Dakota aurt b., the li.rpe cities Of the
last fnr sei,iaealle horses crrats a
market, VI" fanny the ranchmpn of Mon.
tana will, in Tho ininrs. find it more 10
their advantage To invest their capital in
horses rather than in cattlc.-Globe,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06
or Interest to County Commissioners

A Missoula special to the Independent
says; Judge Galbraith to-day expounded
some judge-msde law in the district court
which is in direct opposition to the laws
made by the territorial legislature and
the result will be rather serious financial
ly to this county. At the March term
the rohnty commissioners fixed the
salary of the deputy clerk at $500 per
year. Atthe June term Frank A. Schmidt,
who had been deputy clerk for IA
year or more, presented II bill for 500 a
month for three months which the board
refused to allow. Schmidt appealed to
the district court and Galbraith to-day
rendered a decision in his favor under
the section of the revised statutes, that
the county clerk must appoint a deputy,
and that the commissioners must allow a
reasonable compensation for the work,
and IN this Ease the only evidence in
trodnced showed hat 500 per month
was a reasonable compensation. Judge
Galbraith thus sets aside the salary law
Of 1895. which provides that the number
and compensation Of deputy county of
iicers shall be determined by the county
commissioners, within certain limits,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06

'S0me one told me that n smile would
go long way toward helping nc become
q successful saleswoman," said a girl to
whom store life was yet new, 'and / have
smiled and smiled until l don't think !
could look solemn ut the funeral of my
best friend. l actually grin from morn
ing till night, and l think ! will have to
give my mouth o rest II l don't sell a dol
lars worth the rest Of the day, came
here with the determination Of being
good natured and pleasant to every one,
no matter how cranky q customer I might
have, but really, 1t is harder work than I
thought. Still, l I'm sure good nature
pays, and ! don't know of any position
that requires more patience than that Of
a saleswoman.
"a rather stupid girl with a sweet, even
disposition is more apt to succeed than a
brighter girl who is quick tempered. l
mean to earn $50 a week some day, II l
veal out my mouth smiling. l try to he
so pleasant to my customers that they
won't let any one else wait on them, but
ask me to take them to other counters.
Then when ! get q gOod trade my salary
will be raised and ! will receive consider
able extra rs percentage. Yes, a bright,
good natured girl Is pretty apt to have
her salary increased in time, and need not
be afraid to begin OH 20 q week II she has
q home and will not be required to pay
board while she is gaining her experience.
In this store ~ and 50 a week Is the
average salary. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06
Importance of Thin Blade Saws,

The Germans use among their furni
ture workers, carpenters and joiners thir-
teen different varieties Of saws, each one
of which has its own peculiar size of the
teeth, as well rs u different relation of
teeth to each other. How important the
thin saw blade is, not only as a means to
save power, but also as a means to save
wood, can be seen from the following: A
log OF walnut, four meters long and one
meter in diameter, cut into twenty pieces
by the new horizontal saw frame saves
thirty millimeters Of wood when COM
pared with the cutting of the old fash.
Toned vertical saw. This is equal to a
profit Of 30 to $12. For Germany, where
annually 100, 900 cubic meters of this wood
Is used in various industries, this would
represent a saving of $37, 500 to $50, 600.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06

There ii, l believe, only one firm in
this city who receive oysters from the cast
In the shell, and I'm under the impression
TINT they don't handle many" said a gen.
tleman who Is informed on the subject.
'But the shells are handled often enough,
You see shell oysters are expensive, and
unless you are familiar with the oyster
you can't tell II 1t has just been shucked
or II it is n count laid IN al old shell and
served. Oyster shells are articles of COM
merce in this part Of the country. The
man who opens oysters after serving them
Invariably on the half shell-savcs the
shell. The ncX day some lady will drive
up in her carriage and order fifty or moro
shells, as she is to have q reception, n
luncheon, n kensington ten, or something
of the sort; or a restaurant, hotel Or some
body will want a few shells. Why, sir, the
toniest affairs in this part Of the west
don't get shell oystcrs-they use second
hand shells. No one knows the differ
ence.
You know the eye is always fastened
to the oyster shell, unless cut loose, and
no man back east who knows his business
will cut one loose, as that is proof Of its
being a shell oyster, and those who really
do have shell oysters will allow the eye to
stick In order that the customer may be
assured that he is not being served with
bulk oysters on the half shell. Nice deep
oyster shells are in demand. People buy
canned oysters and get deep shells and
roast the oyster In the she'll At the
places where you sec the sign oysters in
all styles you can't get half shell oysters
. in one place out Of II hundred; they may
serve them on n second hand shell. Oys-
ter shells are used for chickens, but chick
ems don't get any nice shells out here. All
they get is the old broken shells, which of
course answer the purpose. Blue Points,
East rivers, Long Island sounds, etc., on
a bill of fare, MENU, etc, generally mean
in this part of the west second Inland Oys-
ter shells with nice large bulk oysters laid
on the shells, but in u few places you eau
find some Of these famous shell oysters II
you have the dust to purchase them."-
Omaha Bee,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-06

"They call themselves Confederates
down here" said the Iowa blatherskite,
General futile, in st. Iouis last week,
"bnt they call 'em plain rebels up in my
State" What n pity that General Grant
did not take lessons from the people sup
in my State" rs to the proper Use Of lam
guage before writing his "Memlirs.,
Then he would not have made the blund-
er of saying in his pre- face that he had
entered upon the task with the sincere
desire to avoid doing injustice to any one,
whether on the National or Confederate
side" or of saying in the conclusion, II
feel that we are on the eve of a new era,
when there is to be great harmony be.
tween the Federaland C~onfederate.n
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loads are an article Of merchandise In
Paris, being kept in tubs and sold at the
rate Of two francs q dozen.


Description of = "Gresk Dinner"
The lntest of Washington novelties is a
Greek dinner. The table, at one given
there recently, was decorated with gar
lands Of roses, and the center ornament
was n Grecian Tyre, with golden strings.
The floral decorations were garlands of
roses, and the walls were hung with rugs.
Couches were placed at intervals
throughout the room. The guests sat on
great chairs, covered with rugs, and each
wore n wreath Of laurel, tied with purple
ribbon. The menu was written In Greek
(which, of course, was as plain as the
roses on the table to understand, and
among the dishes were wild boar, roast
kid and hare. An intermissiOn of half an
hour took place at about the middle of the
dinner, when burning Oriental drinks
were served In silver tankards New
York Graphic.